FAQ

What can I expect in my share?​

Shares contain seasonal produce with a wide variety of diversity but with an emphasis on staple crops such as carrots, lettuce, beets, onions, tomatoes, scallions,

-We endeavour to include a leafy green in every Summer Harvest Share.-We also aim to include carrots, onions and potatoes in most or all of the Fall Harvest Shares.

How many people does a share feed?

A full share feeds a family of 4 (2 adults, 2 children) OR Two vegetable loving adults

Where is the pickup location?

The Summer Harvest Share pick up locations for 2018 will be centrally located in Westboro and Orleans (exact locations TDB) on Thursdays from 5-7pm.

The Fall Harvest Share pick up locations for 2018 will be centrally located in Westboro and Orleans (exact locations TBD) on Thursdays from 5-7pm

How does a pick up work?

Once you arrive at the pick up location we will have all the components for your share set out and ready. You will have everything set up 'market style' you be able to choose which bunch of carrots, beets, or bag of lettuce you would prefer. Remember your bags to get it all home!

Summer Harvest Share:All items will be organized and portioned for the week's share. Members will choose each vegetable in the quantities prescribed. Also available will be produce in our 'Swap Box' which contains a range of different produce that we grow, some may not be in the share that week or might have glimpse of the produce to come in following weeks. Members can trade items from their share which they don't want/like for items in the Swap Box.

Fall Harvest Share: Due to the reduced variety in the fall and winter as well as the emphasis staple storage crops members have a limited ability to augment the preset share. HOWEVER, we do include a swap box which enables members to switch items within the swap box for other prepackaged items. For example: If you don't like potatoes or pickles you can trade for an extra squash or other item in the swap box.

I'm going on Vacation, can I defer my share to another time?

Members who know that they are taking vacation time and inform us two weeks beforehand can choose from the following options:

1. Recieve a $25 market credit (for every week on vacation) redeemable at our Market Booth at the Bryon Park Farmer's market on Saturdays. *All market credits are only valid for the growing season in which they are distributed. 2. Receive a $25 credit for every week on vacation (Maximum of $50) and apply it to the Fall Harvest Share program. 3. Select a friend to receive/pickup your share.

I forgot to pick up my vegetables!

It's every members responsibility to pick up their weekly produce share. Vegetables are specifically harvested the day before and on the day of pick-up in order to preserve freshness and ensure longevity for our customers. That being said we are all only human and things come up. If a customer misses the pick up we can bring (at their request) their share to the Westboro Farmer's market on Saturday.

If members cannot pickup their share during this time we donate the contents.

What's the Affordability Fund

Everyone needs to eat...this simple fact is the underlying basis for the affordability fund. The fund allows those members with the means to do so to pay-it-forward by ear marking extra funds at the time of their registration to be put towards the fund.

Money earmarked for this fund will be used to subsidize the cost of another person's share who is less able to afford it. Members seeking to access the fund must self identify themselves upon registration. Any money left unclaimed at season's end will go towards a food donation to the Parkdale Food Centre.

What is this and how do I cook it?

Members of both our Harvest Shares will receive weekly newsletters which include:1)What's in the share 2)Next week's share3)Recipes on how to cook the vegetables4)News from the farm

It's our hope that our newsletter will provide helpful tips to members on ways to prepare their vegetables especially those veggies which might be slightly outside the comfort zone of some members cooking repertoire.

How do you decide what to put into a box?

Deciding what goes into each share is a combination of two things:

1. Is this part of most peoples diet2. Is this something we can grow and/or store within the timeline for the delivery

We understand that people enjoy vegetables they are familiar with both in taste and cooking practise. While the occasional more unconventional vegetable is enjoyable, the majority of our CSA shares are built to contain vegetables which are recognizable and familiar with quantities that are useful when it comes time to cook.

What if I don't want one of the items in my share?

We take every effort to ensure that we grow and provide the freshest produce BUT not everyone likes everything that is why we've created a versatile system at our pickups which allows members to swap items as their tastes dictate. There is less opportunity to swap items in the Fall Harvest share as that share includes larger amounts of storage vegetables with less variety then in the summer.

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